Grandma Nancy Hauck will welcome her own grandchild at the age of 56. She
offered to act as a surrogate and deliver her 32-year-old son Jeff and his
wife Cambria's fifth child. The couple, who are already parents to
3-year-old twins Vera and Ayva as well as brothers Diseal and Luka who are
11 months old, battled infertility for years before becoming pregnant.
Cambria's hysterectomy following the delivery of her twins [shown] left the
couple with very few alternatives, despite their desire to have a fifth
child.
Nancy [seen in the photo below] intervened at that point. "They've
struggled with infertility for a long time, but they had seven embryos to
test with IVF and decided they wanted to utilize them all," she said.
Cambria was unable to carry her own children any longer. A few months later,
I simply got the need to volunteer to do it.
Since the grandmother's last pregnancy 26 years ago,
I hadn't even informed my husband at that moment, but he was incredibly
supportive, she said. "I told my kid, and he teared up and was startled."
Due to Nancy's advanced age, no one in the family had imagined it would be
feasible, but to their amazement, the doctors indicated she was healthy and
the surrogacy could proceed.
Notably, Nancy has a prior track record of five trouble-free, healthy
births.
"Carrying my son was pretty similar to this pregnancy, except I felt a
little more queasy. The graduate mother stated of her fertility test, "I
feel extremely powerful carrying my son's daughter: "The doctor indicated I
might be able to a carrier and asked if I wanted to come in for an
assessment to check if I was viable."
I was surprised that that would be a possibility, but I was still ready to
act in my son's best interests.
According to DailyMail, the evaluation revealed that Nancy was a suitable
candidate for the job, but they probably needed to move swiftly before she
entered menopause. She began her hormone therapy in January 2022, injecting
herself once a day for a period of twelve weeks with the assistance of her
59-year-old ophthalmologist husband Jason.
A month later, the fertilized fetus was subsequently implanted in her
uterus.
Since I hadn't given birth to a child in 26 years, Nancy added, "It was a
little frightening. Prior to the blood test, I had a feeling that it had
been successful. I then conducted a test, and the results were positive.
When we discovered I was definitely pregnant, they were ecstatic. All of
this required a significant leap of faith. It's an amazing and kind thing to
do. This, in my opinion, is a really uncommon thing to accomplish.
Cambria has been accompanying Nancy to all of her appointments. The news
that the family will be welcoming a child in May 2022 had thrilled
them.
"Nancy doing this for us is very admirable. She is making enormous
sacrifices for our family and us, and we are really appreciative. Seeing
Nancy carry our little baby daughter has been so magical and lovely. She has
been nothing less than extraordinary and brimming with elegance and light.
They say that pregnancy has a glow, but Cambria's mother-in-law, Nancy, "is
a full-on lighthouse," she added.
The computer scientist Jeff, one of Nancy's children, added: "I felt
fortunate to have such a selfless and caring mom [who was] prepared to make
that type of sacrifice for my family. I was moved that she would even
volunteer, even though I knew how difficult the process can be after
undergoing infertility treatments for more than four years and questioned
that she could carry a baby for us.
He stated that during this ordeal, his mother's kindness, love, strength,
attitude, knowledge, and determination had left him in wonder.
I cherish each of my children and take my position and obligation as their
father very seriously. Being a father has always been my ambition. The
greatest gift and blessing I could receive is the chance to parent another
adorable baby daughter. There is no way to make up for something like that,
so all I can do is attempt to emulate my parents' example by showing my own
family and other people the same kind of love and dedication they have shown
to me.
On November 5, the grandmother in the photo with her husband Jason will
give birth, and she says: "It's the most lovely thing."
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